"--_Thevenot_.
[277] Nourmahal signifies Light of the Haram. She was afterwards called
Nourjehan, or the Light of the World.
[278] "The rose of Kashmire for its brilliancy and delicacy of odor has
long been proverbial in the East."--Foster.
[279] "Tied round her waist the zone of bells, that sounded with ravishing
melody."--_Song of Jayadeva_.
[280] "The little isles in the Lake of Cachemire are set with arbors and
large-leaved aspen-trees, slender and tall."--_Bernier_.
[281] "The Tuckt Suliman, the name bestowed by the Mahommetans on this
hill, forms one side of a grand portal to the Lake."--_Forster_.
[282] "The Feast of Roses continues the whole time of their remaining in
bloom."--See _Pietro de la Valle_.
[283] "Gul sad berk, the Rose of a hundred leaves. I believe a particular
species."--_Ouseley_.
[284] A place mentioned in the Toozek Jehangeery, or Memoirs of Jehan-
Guire, where there is an account of the beds of saffron-flowers about
Cashmere.
[285] "It is the custom among the women to employ the Maazeen to chant
from the gallery of the nearest minaret, which on that occasion is
illuminated, and the women assembled at the house respond at intervals
with a ziraleet or joyous chorus."--_Russel_.
[286] "The swing is a favorite pastime in the East, as promoting a
circulation of air, extremely refreshing in those sultry climates.
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